Part-Time Faculty Counseling Instructor

Montgomery College; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 34,440,000 - 55,104,000; Part time

Job summary

Montgomery College seeks an enthusiastic part-time Counseling faculty member to provide counseling and advising services at our Germantown and Rockville campuses. The role includes teaching student success courses as needed and developing retention strategies to support students facing academic challenges.

We value professionalism, commitment to student success, and willingness to engage in campus and college committees.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in counseling or a related field.
• Experience counseling and advising at the secondary or college level.
• Commitment to promoting belonging, inclusion, and multicultural competence in an educational setting.

Responsibilities

• Providing counseling and advising services.
• Teaching student success courses as needed.
• Developing, implementing and assessing retention strategies and education plans for students facing academic and completion difficulties.
• Serving on college committees or work groups as needed.
• Engaging in professional development activities offered by the College.

Skills

Counseling

Advising

Student support

Bilingual Spanish

Education

Master’s degree in counseling or related field

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Montgomery College accepts applications for Adjunct/Part-time Faculty on a continuous basis. Applications may be reviewed periodically based on the student enrollment needs. The listing of a course in the schedule of classes as “TBA” does not constitute an assignment. The hiring decision for part‑time faculty involves an academic judgment and shall be determined at Management’s sole discretion.

The Montgomery College Counseling and Advising Department at our Germantown and Rockville campuses are currently accepting applications for possible openings as a part‑time faculty Counseling member. We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher who exhibits a high degree of professionalism, a strong commitment to our students, and demonstrates the ability to motivate and educate in an engaging manner.

Montgomery College accepts applications for Adjunct/Part-time Faculty on a continuous basis. Applications may be reviewed periodically based on the student enrollment needs. The listing of a course in the schedule of classes as “TBA” does not constitute an assignment. The hiring decision for part‑time faculty involves an academic judgment and shall be determined at Management’s sole discretion.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Providing counseling and advising services.
• Teaching student success courses as needed.
• Developing, implementing and assessing retention strategies and education plans for students who are experiencing academic and completion difficulty.
• Providing services to the College and community through active membership in division, campus, and College committees or work groups, as needed.
• Engaging in professional development activities offered by the College and provided through membership within professional organizations.
• Using technology for advising educational planning and as a learning resource.
• Serving as student advocate as appropriate.
• Ability and willingness to work daytime hours Monday - Friday (between 8:30am and 5:00pm), evenings (5:00pm-7:00pm) and weekends as needed.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree or higher in counseling or a related field (i.e., psychology, social work, human services, student affairs, higher education).
• Successful counseling and advising experience at the secondary or college level.
• Successful candidates will have a demonstrated commitment to promoting belonging, inclusion, and multicultural competence in an educational and workenvironment and must be willing to contribute to the Colleges strategic plan ofinclusion.
• Faculty members are expected to have access to a personal computer with virus protection that can connect to the internet outside of the work location (i.e., office, classroom, college campus).
• Montgomery College (MC) provides an MC e‑mail account and access to the learning platform, password‑protected faculty sections of the website, college listservs, and other faculty communications tools.
• *If you do not have access to a personal computer, please notify the Part‑time Faculty – Non‑Credit department chair at the time of interview.*
• Subject to available funds, the college may be able to provide temporary access to resources.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without a sponsor.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate level courses required to be eligible for the National Certified Counseling (NCC) certification: http://www.nbcc.org/NCCReqs
• A minimum of one year experience counseling, advising and providing retention support for the needs of at‑risk and multicultural populations.
• Preference will be given to applicants with successful counseling and advising and/or teaching experience in a comprehensive community college setting.
• Preference will be given to applicants with experience teaching student success courses.
• Bilingual in one of the most common second languages spoken in the county (Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, French and Amharic)
• For degrees earned outside of the U.S., a copy of your education equivalency, conducted by a nationally recognized evaluation service, must be included in your application.
• Employees must live in Maryland or a state where the College has payroll reciprocity (DC, VA, PA, WV, DE, MA).
• As a condition of employment, the following are required at the time of hire: Successful completion of a background check and degree verification (if applicable).
• If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management at 240‑567‑5353 or [e-mail]. We require at least two weeks advance notice to enable us to provide the requested accommodation.

Montgomery College is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting and fostering diversity among its student body, faculty, and staff.

Montgomery College is a tobacco‑free and smoke‑free workplace.

Closing Date Thursday, January 7, 2027

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Montgomery College is Maryland’s premier community college, serving more than 40,000 students each year through credit courses and beyond credit programs. Montgomery College is one of Maryland’s most diverse community colleges, which includes more than 164 nations represented in our student body.

Do you want to join us in our mission of providing an exceptional education and fostering student success? We are dedicated to providing an exceptional education for all of our students, and we recognize that our faculty and staff are integral to our continued success.

Montgomery College is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting and fostering inclusivity and belonging among our student body, faculty, and staff. We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals, including individuals with disabilities. As part of this commitment, Montgomery College will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations, with at least two weeks’ advance notice. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact the Office of Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management by calling 240‑567‑5353 or emailing [e-mail].

Montgomery College is a tobacco‑free and smoke‑free workplace.